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I, c. 489.","full_text":"No county, having instituted proceedings for immunity for part or parts of the county, shall again seek immunity for substantially the same part or parts of the county within the next five years.\n\t\tSuch prohibition shall begin with the date of the final order of the court granting or denying immunity or, in the case of an appeal to the Court of Appeals, with the date of the final order of the Court of Appeals or, in the case of an appeal to the Supreme Court, with the date of the final order issued by the Supreme Court. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a petition for partial immunity if the previous petition was withdrawn, or was dismissed for any reason other than the merits of the case.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section further shall not apply to a county which institutes an immunity proceeding by filing notice with the Commission on Local Government but subsequently fails to petition the court to grant such immunity. In that event, however, the county shall not again institute proceedings for immunity for substantially the same part or parts of the county for at least two years after the date the Commission renders its final report on the initial proceeding.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":246994,"text":"No county, having instituted proceedings for immunity for part or parts of the county, shall again seek immunity for substantially the same part or parts of the county within the next five years.\n\t\tSuch prohibition shall begin with the date of the final order of the court granting or denying immunity or, in the case of an appeal to the Court of Appeals, with the date of the final order of the Court of Appeals or, in the case of an appeal to the Supreme Court, with the date of the final order issued by the Supreme Court. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a petition for partial immunity if the previous petition was withdrawn, or was dismissed for any reason other than the merits of the case.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section further shall not apply to a county which institutes an immunity proceeding by filing notice with the Commission on Local Government but subsequently fails to petition the court to grant such immunity. In that event, however, the county shall not again institute proceedings for immunity for substantially the same part or parts of the county for at least two years after the date the Commission renders its final report on the initial proceeding.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15544,"edition_id":1,"name":"Immunity of Counties or Parts of Counties From City-Initiated Annexation and City Incorporation","identifier":"33","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13062,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:56:11","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:56:11","permalink":{"id":157219,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15544,"identifier":"33","token":"15.2\/III\/33","url":"\/15.2\/III\/33\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13062,"edition_id":1,"name":"Boundary Adjustments and Changes of Status of Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:12","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:12","permalink":{"id":156919,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13062,"identifier":"III","token":"15.2\/III","url":"\/15.2\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12720,"edition_id":1,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":151279,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12720,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":63407,"structure_id":15544,"section_number":"15.2-3300","catch_line":"Purposes of chapter","url":"\/15.2-3300\/","token":"15.2\/III\/33\/15.2-3300","metadata":false},{"id":79094,"structure_id":15544,"section_number":"15.2-3301","catch_line":"Initiation of proceeding for declaration of immunity","url":"\/15.2-3301\/","token":"15.2\/III\/33\/15.2-3301","metadata":false},{"id":68824,"structure_id":15544,"section_number":"15.2-3302","catch_line":"Criteria for total immunity; judicial determination","url":"\/15.2-3302\/","token":"15.2\/III\/33\/15.2-3302","metadata":false},{"id":64890,"structure_id":15544,"section_number":"15.2-3303","catch_line":"Notice of determination by court; effect on other proceedings","url":"\/15.2-3303\/","token":"15.2\/III\/33\/15.2-3303","metadata":false},{"id":82303,"structure_id":15544,"section_number":"15.2-3304","catch_line":"Immunity based upon provision of urban-type services","url":"\/15.2-3304\/","token":"15.2\/III\/33\/15.2-3304","metadata":false},{"id":62228,"structure_id":15544,"section_number":"15.2-3305","catch_line":"Duration of immunity","url":"\/15.2-3305\/","token":"15.2\/III\/33\/15.2-3305","metadata":false},{"id":72866,"structure_id":15544,"section_number":"15.2-3306","catch_line":"Limitations to immunity","url":"\/15.2-3306\/","token":"15.2\/III\/33\/15.2-3306","metadata":false},{"id":59298,"structure_id":15544,"section_number":"15.2-3307","catch_line":"Election of city barred from annexation to be treated as immune county","url":"\/15.2-3307\/","token":"15.2\/III\/33\/15.2-3307","metadata":false},{"id":68265,"structure_id":15544,"section_number":"15.2-3308","catch_line":"Partial immunity proceedings final for five years; exceptions","url":"\/15.2-3308\/","token":"15.2\/III\/33\/15.2-3308","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":59298,"structure_id":15544,"section_number":"15.2-3307","catch_line":"Election of city barred from annexation to be treated as immune county","url":"\/15.2-3307\/","token":"15.2\/III\/33\/15.2-3307","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/15.2-3308\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 478 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":157253,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68265,"identifier":"15.2-3308","token":"15.2\/III\/33\/15.2-3308","url":"\/15.2-3308\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-3308\/","token":"15.2\/III\/33\/15.2-3308","dublin_core":{"Title":"Partial immunity proceedings final for five years; exceptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-3308","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No county<\/span>, having instituted proceedings for immunity for part or parts of the county<\/span>, shall again seek immunity for substantially the same part or parts of the county<\/span> within the next five years.\n\t\tSuch prohibition shall begin with the date of the final order<\/span> of the court<\/span> granting or denying immunity or, in the case of an appeal<\/span> to the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span>, with the date of the final order<\/span> of the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span> or, in the case of an appeal<\/span> to the Supreme Court<\/span>, with the date of the final order<\/span> issued by the Supreme Court<\/span>. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a petition<\/span> for partial immunity if the previous petition<\/span> was withdrawn, or was dismissed for any reason other than the merits of the case.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section further shall not apply to a county<\/span> which institutes an immunity proceeding by filing notice with the Commission on Local Government<\/span> but subsequently fails to petition<\/span> the court<\/span> to grant such immunity. In that event, however, the county<\/span> shall not again institute proceedings for immunity for substantially the same part or parts of the county<\/span> for at least two years after the date the Commission renders its final report on the initial proceeding.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPARTIAL IMMUNITY PROCEEDINGS FINAL FOR FIVE YEARS; EXCEPTIONS (\u00a7 15.2-3308)\n\nNo county, having instituted proceedings for immunity for part or parts of the\ncounty, shall again seek immunity for substantially the same part or parts of\nthe county within the next five years.\n\t\tSuch prohibition shall begin with the date of the final order of the court\ngranting or denying immunity or, in the case of an appeal to the Court of\nAppeals, with the date of the final order of the Court of Appeals or, in the\ncase of an appeal to the Supreme Court, with the date of the final order issued\nby the Supreme Court. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a\npetition for partial immunity if the previous petition was withdrawn, or was\ndismissed for any reason other than the merits of the case.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section further shall not apply to a county which\ninstitutes an immunity proceeding by filing notice with the Commission on Local\nGovernment but subsequently fails to petition the court to grant such immunity.\nIn that event, however, the county shall not again institute proceedings for\nimmunity for substantially the same part or parts of the county for at least two\nyears after the date the Commission renders its final report on the initial\nproceeding.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 478, \u00a7 15.1-977.25; 1997, c. 587; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 489.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}